VEGETABLE GROWING IN NEW SOUTH WALES. 



cabbages and cauliflowers are raised in considerable quantities in the Moss 

 Vale and Bathurst districts respectively. A third class of vegetable grower 

 may be indicated here as likely to be controlled by special conditions when 

 he comes to the choice of a suitable locality, namely, he who intends to 

 produce quite a number of crops, but to specialise in one or two as main 

 lines. This method is found profitable because of the particular knowledge 

 of the main crop that is gradually acquired, the possibility of treating it 011 

 an extensive scale, and the reduction of the trouble incidental to marketing. 

 To carry on operations on such lines it is obvious that a locality and climate 

 suitable to the main crop must be chosen. The possibilities of failure in one 

 season, or of an over-supply in another, have to be regarded as disadvantages 

 of this method, and greater security probably attaches to the number and 

 variety of crops that are produced in the ordinary market garden, though the 

 varied knowledge arid skill, and the foresight required to manage such a 

 venture, are certainly greater. 



The man who goes looking for a suitable site for market gardening 

 requires, therefore, to have some clear idea of his intentions, for upon this, 

 as well as upon his experience and capital, much will depend. 



The Market catered for. 



The class of market for which it is proposed to cater may be considered 

 first. If financial resources and other qualifications limit the venture to a small 

 area of mixed crops, it will possibly be found that a small town or suburban 

 market is more suitable for the purpose than the city market, but where 

 personal preferences would lead to specialisation in one or two crops on a 

 limited area, it becomes alinost'imperative that the whole or a large part of 

 the produce shall be forwarded to a distributing centre. In the first case, 

 the grower will probably find it much more profitable to make his sales by 

 hawking his produce from house to house, and he will then require to ensure 

 that his site does not involve undue waste of time in carting. In the second 

 case, proximity to the market is perhaps less important, so long as the means 

 by which the produce can be forwarded are convenient and speedy. 



Wljere operations are to be conducted on a larger scale, the locality will 

 be selected with a view to supplying the metropolitan or some other large 

 market. A preference for some particular line may necessitate the choice of 

 a district suitable co that crop, and distance may then be of less importance, 

 providing the transit is good. Where green vegetables of the class that 

 perish or depreciate quickly are contemplated; i>, is generally found that no 

 site is so satisfactory as one close to the centre ihat is to be served, and still 

 more is this the case if, as some have successfully done, a direct trade with 

 large hotels or restaurants is contemplated. 



Possibilities present themselves for the grower situated close to some 

 important inland. rail way junction, where crops can be grown that will find 

 ready market in dry western districts during the summer. Orange suggests 



